mot

mot  (m)

n.

A witty or incisive remark.

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[French, from Old French, word, saying, probably from Vulgar Latin *mttum, from Late Latin muttum, grunt, mutter, of imitative origin.]

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mot [moh]

Noun

short for bon mot [French: word]

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MOT

1. Brit short for MOT test

2. Brit the certificate showing that a vehicle has passed its MOT test

3. NZ Ministry of Transport

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mot - a clever remark bon mot humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
	2.	MOT - a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes Ministry of Transportation test, MOT test trial, run, test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

MOT n abbr (BRIT) (= Ministry of Transport);

the MOT (test) → la ITV

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MOT n abbr (Brit) (= Ministry of Transport);

the MOT (test) → visite technique (annuelle) obligatoire des véhicules à moteur

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MOT (Brit) n abbr (= Ministry of Transport);

MOT (test) → TÜV m;

the car failed its MOT → das Auto ist nicht durch den TÜV gekommen

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MOT n abbr (BRIT) (= Ministry of Transport): the MOT (test) → revisione obbligatoria degli autoveicoli